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LocationIQ by Blue Precision Technologies Ltd.
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locationiq provides affordable geocoding, mapping, and routing services for developers, offering global coverage and high reliability integrating with make com enables users to automate location based workflows, enhancing asset tracking, business intelligence, and app development with scalable mapping solutions this is ai generated content based on official locationiq documentation the content may still contain errors—please verify important information if you have questions, contact locationiq directly how to get support on locationiq locationiq is a community developed application and is subjected to the developer's terms and conditions, which may include applicable fees make does not maintain or support this integration for assistance, please https //f make com/r/reachout?app name=locationiq\&app slug=locationiq community\&app unique id=location iq abfc5h requirements to use the locationiq app in make, you must have an active account and an access token, create your account on locationiq app installation to install this app, you need admin, owner, or app developer permissions organizations go to the make integration page click the install button follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup connect locationiq and {{product name}} to get started, you must first create a connection between locationiq and {{product name}} , allowing the two services to communicate you can connect using the following method api key api key instructions you need to generate an access token login to your locationiq account using your credentials navigate to your user dashboard locate the section for access tokens generate a new access token for your application label the access token appropriately to identify its usage copy the generated access token and keep it secure some community developers require an additional specific api key retrieve the required api key from the community developer's dashboard, generally found under settings/api for more info, please https //f make com/r/reachout?app name=locationiq\&app slug=locationiq community\&app unique id=location iq abfc5h create the connection in {{product name}} log in in your make account , add the locationiq module to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} , and click create a connection if you add a module with an instant tag, click create a webhook , then create a connection optional in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection enter the authentication credentials you copied from your locationiq or follow the on screen instructions to create the connection you must also enter any required third party api keys obtained earlier for detailed information on connecting an application, see connect an application page locationiq modules after connecting to the locationiq app, you can choose from a list of available modules to build your {{scenario plural lowercase}} get balance the "check balance" module for location iq allows you to view your current account balance, helping you keep track of your available credits and usage limits get reverse geocoding reverse geocoding takes a set of coordinates (latitude and longitude) and translates them into a clear, readable address or place name—such as a street address, city, or landmark—so you can easily understand the exact location those coordinates represent get timezone from geocoding the timezone api lets you retrieve detailed time offset information for specific locations around the world, helping you determine the local time based on geographic coordinates make an api call perform a custom api request to interact directly with your chosen service, allowing you to access specific endpoints and retrieve or send exactly the data you need search location the search api helps you turn street addresses and other location details into precise geographic coordinates, like latitude and longitude this makes it easy to find the exact position of a place on a map search location with postal code the postal address lookup module makes it easy to find location details using just a postal code it’s especially handy when you need key information about a place but don’t have—or don’t want to process—the full address search structured geocoding the structured query module lets you search for locations more precisely by entering detailed address components separately, rather than just one text string you can specify information like the street name, neighborhood, city, state, country, and postal code as individual fields, making your searches more accurate and targeted templates you can look for more templates in make's template gallery , where you'll find thousands of pre created {{scenario plural lowercase}} locationiq resources you can have access to more resources related to this app on the following links locationiq topics on make community locationiq website locationiq documentation locationiq api documentation locationiq page on make